Pocket for garments.



M. LEWIN.

POCKET FOB GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

MARCUS LEWIN, OF CINCINNATI, OI-IIO.

POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 9, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910. Serial No. 511,893.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAnoUs LEWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the countyof Hamilton and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pockets for Garments, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of pockets for garments, moreparticularly to pockets for overcoats and sack coats.

It is the object of my invention to construct a pocket in such manner asto cause it to lie flat against the side of the goods of the garmentwhether it be empty or whether it is filled with books, parcels, etc.

As pockets are now constructed when a parcel or other article is placedtherein they bulge out and project an equal distance on each side of thecenter of the pocket and very often extend farther to one side than tothe other. When this occurs, it naturally causes a slight bulge to beseen on the outside of the garment opposite the pocket. It is thisparticular disadvantage which I wish to overcome.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a pocket comprising a sidehaving a box plait and a perfectly plain side, a plaited bottom,

said sides being fastened to the sides of the plaited bottom of thepocket, and then fastened together in the usual manner, thus forming apocket which when empty will lay perfectly fiat and when filled willopen up the required amount to neatly and properly hold the contents.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pocketconstructed after my invention looking from the inside of the garment.Fig. 2 is a disassembled View of the parts of the pocket proper showingmore clearly the construction of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof the pocket looking at the inside of the garment, the pocket as itappears when several articles have been placed therein. Fig. 4 is asectional view taken through the pocket shown in Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 indicates the goods ofthe garment, and 11 the pocket. The pocket is fastened at the top in theusual well'known way. The lining of the garment is omitted from Figs. 1and 3 for the sake of clearness. At 12 I show a box plait which isformed in one side of the pocket, it being the side closest to thewearer of the garment. At 13 I show the well known form of small ticketpocket so often found in the right hand pocket of mens garments. Thepocket is stitched in the usual way along the seams 14, said seamspassing through the box plait at the top and bot-tom. The plain andplaited sides are stitched or otherwise attached together along theirlongitudinal edges 14:. The box plait is formed in the manner shown inFig. 2, showing a double fold and forming what is commonly known as thebox plait sometimes called a double box plait. The bottom of the pocketis formed in the manner shown at 15. The side 16 of the plait 15 isstitched to the back of the pocket 17 and the portion 18 of the plait 15is stitched to the side of the pocket 19. Then the side 19 and the side17 are stitched together, as shown in Fig. 1.

It is seen that when a package or some other article is inserted in thepocket and the pocket is stretched slightly, that the box plait givesthe pocket plenty of goods for expansion, together with the plait 15 atthe bottom of the pocket. The side 17 of the pocket being placed closestto the wearer of the garment, it is apparent that this is the side whichwill project, as shown in Figs. 3 and 1.

Fig. 4 shows more clearly the direction in which the pocket will projectand illustrates very clearly the object of my invention. For instance,when the articles 20 are inserted in the pocket it is seen how the goodsof the garment 1O retains its shape and lies flat, whereas in the oldstyle pockets it is inclined to bulge out in the manner that is wellknown.

At 21 I show the lining of the garment, which, of course, must be maderoomy enough for my improved pocket. The lining in garments is generallyprovided with a plait at the bottom before being fastened thereto, andwhen my improved pocket is used it simply necessitates making said plaitlarge enough to allow the required amount of goods to properly cover thepocket without puckering or bulging the garment.

My invention might be modified slightly without departing from itsspirit and scope, and I do not wish to be confined to the exact detailsshown.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A pocket of the class described comprising front and rear side piecesconnected together at their longitudinal edges, one of said side piecesbeing plaited between its longitudinal edges, and a plaited bottomadapted to unfold when articles are placed therein, substantially as setforth and for the purposes specified.

2. A pocket of the character described comprising a flat plain sideadapted to lay flat against the side of the garment to Which it isattached, a side having a box plait therein said side being attached tothe flat plain side at their longitudinal edges, said box plait adaptedto unfold when the con tents of the pocket require it, a bottom in saidpocket formed by a suitable folded piece of material fastened to saidsides of the pocket and adapted to unfold When a1"- ticles are placed insaid pocket substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

MARCUS LEWIN. lVitnesses JAMES N. RAMSEY, FLORENCE HAMuEL.

